| Lineup | Oakland City | PG - Kevin Stuczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Peterson (fresh) PF - Gary Crumpler (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Ebeling (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donnie Deitz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Howard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins inbounds the ball | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | Oakland City | Oakland City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed double dribbles | 41-26 |
| 19:02 | Oakland City | Gary Crumpler drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Peterson | 43-26 |
| 18:42 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Giovanni Rossi | 43-29 |
| 18:21 | Oakland City | Kevin Stuczynski misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 18:20 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Donnie Deitz | 43-29 |
| 17:52 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Bullins | 43-31 |
| 17:37 | Oakland City | Gary Crumpler loses the ball out of bounds | 43-31 |
| Subs | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson (PG), John Creasey (SG), Christopher Buganski (SF), Bill Romeo (PF), Barry Snelson (C) Kevin Stuczynski, Jeffery Adams, William Peterson, Gary Crumpler, Carl Ebeling | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), James Cromer (SG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Richard Durbin (C) Terry Sneed, Giovanni Rossi, Jason Bullins, Charles Howard | |
| 17:19 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 17:17 | Oakland City | Barry Snelson pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 16:48 | Oakland City | Christopher Buganski is fouled on the floor by Jason Ferrell - foul #1 on Jason Ferrell, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| 16:36 | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Creasey and he's hacked by Patrick Redd - foul #2 on Patrick Redd, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| 16:36 | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson makes the free throw | 46-31 |
| 16:27 | Merrimack | Johnny Thompson picks off the pass by Richard Durbin | 46-31 |
| 15:58 | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-31 |
| 15:56 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd grabs the board | 46-31 |
| Lineup | Oakland City | PG - Johnny Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Creasey (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Christopher Buganski (fairly fresh) PF - Bill Romeo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Snelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Cromer (fresh) SF - Jason Ferrell (fairly fresh) PF - Donnie Deitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Durbin (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Merrimack | Christopher Buganski is called for the reach on Donnie Deitz - foul #1 on Christopher Buganski, team foul #1 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Oakland City | Kevin Stuczynski (PG), Shawn Sondelski (SG), William Peterson (SF), Gary Crumpler (PF), Carl Ebeling (C) Johnny Thompson, John Creasey, Christopher Buganski, Bill Romeo, Barry Snelson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Jason Bullins (SF), Richard Trapani (C) Patrick Redd, James Cromer, Jason Ferrell, Richard Durbin | |
| 15:03 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Giovanni Rossi | 46-33 |
| 14:34 | Oakland City | Gary Crumpler misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 46-33 |
| 14:33 | Oakland City | Shawn Sondelski snags the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 14:19 | Oakland City | Kevin Stuczynski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 14:17 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 14:03 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 13:45 | Oakland City | Carl Ebeling misses the jumper from the left side | 46-35 |
| 13:43 | Oakland City | Gary Crumpler hits the follow up shot | 48-35 |
| 13:33 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani is called for 10 seconds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson (PG), Jeffery Adams (SG), Barry Snelson (C) Kevin Stuczynski, Shawn Sondelski, Carl Ebeling | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (SG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Giovanni Rossi, Jason Bullins, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| 13:25 | Oakland City | Barry Snelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Oakland City | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (SG) Terry Sneed | |
| 13:10 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd is fouled on the floor by Barry Snelson - foul #1 on Barry Snelson, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| 12:57 | Merrimack | Gary Crumpler blocks the short jumper by James Cromer | 48-35 |
| 12:55 | Merrimack | Charles Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 12:48 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Adams - foul #2 on Jeffery Adams, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Oakland City | Christopher Buganski (SF), Bill Romeo (PF) William Peterson, Gary Crumpler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 12:39 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell dunks the ball and the foul's on Jeffery Adams - foul #3 on Jeffery Adams, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Oakland City | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Trapani (C) Richard Durbin | |
| 12:39 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:22 | Oakland City | Jeffery Adams drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Thompson | 51-38 |
| 12:00 | Merrimack | Charles Howard misses the easy layup | 51-38 |
| 11:58 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell tips it back up and in | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Oakland City | PG - Johnny Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Buganski (fresh) PF - Bill Romeo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Snelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Cromer (fresh) SF - Jason Ferrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Trapani (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Oakland City | Jeffery Adams is fouled on the floor by Richard Trapani - foul #4 on Richard Trapani, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Oakland City | Kevin Stuczynski (PG), John Creasey (SG), William Peterson (SF), Shawn Sondelski (PF), Carl Ebeling (C) Johnny Thompson, Jeffery Adams, Christopher Buganski, Bill Romeo, Barry Snelson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Jason Bullins (SF), Richard Durbin (PF), Leonard Desoto (C) Patrick Redd, James Cromer, Jason Ferrell, Charles Howard, Richard Trapani | |
| 11:17 | Oakland City | Kevin Stuczynski scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Creasey | 54-40 |
| 10:57 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 10:56 | Oakland City | William Peterson grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 10:30 | Oakland City | Kevin Stuczynski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 10:29 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Durbin | 54-40 |
| 10:23 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 10:21 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Sneed | 54-40 |
| 10:02 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-40 |
| 10:00 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins tips it in | 54-42 |
| 09:45 | Oakland City | John Creasey is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Creasey, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Oakland City | Jeffery Adams (SG), Gary Crumpler (PF) John Creasey, Shawn Sondelski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (SF), Donnie Deitz (PF), Charles Howard (C) Jason Bullins, Richard Durbin, Leonard Desoto | |
| 09:42 | Merrimack | Jeffery Adams steals the ball from James Cromer in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| 09:40 | Oakland City | William Peterson lays it in on a great pass from Jeffery Adams | 56-42 |
| 09:14 | Merrimack | Carl Ebeling steals it from Giovanni Rossi | 56-42 |
| 08:54 | Oakland City | Carl Ebeling's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Howard | 56-42 |
| 08:53 | Oakland City | Carl Ebeling pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:26 | Oakland City | Gary Crumpler drills a shot from the baseline set up by Kevin Stuczynski and the foul's on Donnie Deitz - foul #3 on Donnie Deitz, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson (PG), John Creasey (SG), Christopher Buganski (SF), Barry Snelson (C) Kevin Stuczynski, Jeffery Adams, William Peterson, Carl Ebeling | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Leonard Desoto (C) Terry Sneed, Giovanni Rossi, Charles Howard | |
| 08:26 | Oakland City | Gary Crumpler misses the free throw | 58-42 |
| 08:26 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Oakland City | Oakland City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:11 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 07:54 | Oakland City | Leonard Desoto is called for the reach on Barry Snelson - foul #2 on Leonard Desoto, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Oakland City | Bill Romeo (PF) Gary Crumpler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Bullins (SF), Richard Trapani (C) Donnie Deitz, Leonard Desoto | |
| Lineup | Oakland City | PG - Johnny Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Creasey (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Christopher Buganski (fresh) PF - Bill Romeo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Snelson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Cromer (fresh) SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jason Ferrell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Trapani (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-44 |
| 07:29 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Oakland City | Oakland City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | James Cromer clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Creasey - foul #3 on John Creasey, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Oakland City | Shawn Sondelski (SG) John Creasey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | James Cromer makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | James Cromer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 07:03 | Oakland City | Barry Snelson connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Shawn Sondelski | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Oakland City | Oakland City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:40 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd is hacked by Bill Romeo - foul #1 on Bill Romeo, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Oakland City | Kevin Stuczynski (PG), William Peterson (SF), Carl Ebeling (C) Johnny Thompson, Christopher Buganski, Barry Snelson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), David Godfrey (SF), Richard Durbin (PF) James Cromer, Jason Bullins, Jason Ferrell | |
| 06:40 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 06:40 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd misses the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 06:40 | Oakland City | Bill Romeo grabs the defensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 06:23 | Oakland City | Carl Ebeling misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 60-47 |
| 06:22 | Oakland City | William Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 06:08 | Oakland City | Kevin Stuczynski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 06:07 | Oakland City | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Sondelski | 60-47 |
| 05:51 | Oakland City | Carl Ebeling comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 05:49 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Patrick Redd | 60-47 |
| 05:44 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 05:42 | Oakland City | Carl Ebeling gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 05:28 | Oakland City | Terry Sneed steals it from Bill Romeo | 60-47 |
| 05:25 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed banks in the layup | 60-49 |
| 04:59 | Oakland City | Carl Ebeling scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by William Peterson | 62-49 |
| 04:44 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 62-49 |
| 04:43 | Oakland City | The rebound goes to Bill Romeo | 62-49 |
| 04:37 | Oakland City | Oakland City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-49 |
| Subs | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson (PG), Jeffery Adams (SG), Christopher Buganski (SF), Gary Crumpler (PF) Kevin Stuczynski, Shawn Sondelski, William Peterson, Bill Romeo | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi (SG), Jason Bullins (SF), Donnie Deitz (PF) Patrick Redd, David Godfrey, Richard Durbin | |
| 04:14 | Oakland City | Jeffery Adams knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Johnny Thompson | 65-49 |
| 04:11 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-49 |
| Subs | Oakland City | Barry Snelson (C) Carl Ebeling | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Howard (C) Richard Trapani | |
| 03:58 | Oakland City | Barry Snelson's pass is intercepted by Jason Bullins | 65-49 |
| Lineup | Oakland City | PG - Johnny Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Buganski (fresh) PF - Gary Crumpler (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Snelson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donnie Deitz (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi is hacked by Jeffery Adams - foul #4 on Jeffery Adams, team foul #8 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Oakland City | John Creasey (SG), Bill Romeo (PF) Jeffery Adams, Gary Crumpler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Richard Durbin (C) Terry Sneed, Jason Bullins, Donnie Deitz | |
| 03:45 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 03:45 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 03:45 | Oakland City | The rebound goes to Bill Romeo | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Oakland City | Oakland City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Oakland City | Barry Snelson misses the turnaround from the baseline | 65-50 |
| 03:24 | Oakland City | Barry Snelson grabs the offensive board | 65-50 |
| 03:11 | Oakland City | Barry Snelson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Thompson | 67-50 |
| 03:08 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-50 |
| Subs | Oakland City | Shawn Sondelski (PF) Bill Romeo | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (SG) Giovanni Rossi | |
| 02:54 | Oakland City | Barry Snelson makes the jumper from the baseline | 69-50 |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Christopher Buganski steps in front of the James Cromer pass in the backcourt | 69-50 |
| 02:49 | Oakland City | John Creasey lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Buganski | 71-50 |
| 02:46 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell is hacked by Shawn Sondelski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Sondelski, team foul #9 | 71-50 |
| 02:46 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell misses the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 02:46 | Oakland City | John Creasey grabs the defensive rebound | 71-50 |
| 02:42 | Oakland City | Barry Snelson misses the lay-in | 71-50 |
| 02:41 | Oakland City | Barry Snelson grabs the offensive rebound | 71-50 |
| 02:18 | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson is called for traveling | 71-50 |
| Subs | Oakland City | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Godfrey (PG), Leonard Desoto (C) Patrick Redd, Richard Durbin | |
| 01:57 | Merrimack | James Cromer buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on John Creasey - foul #4 on John Creasey, team foul #10 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Oakland City | Bill Romeo (PF) Shawn Sondelski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (SG), Richard Durbin (C) David Godfrey, Leonard Desoto | |
| 01:57 | Merrimack | James Cromer misses the free throw | 71-52 |
| 01:57 | Oakland City | Barry Snelson pulls down the rebound | 71-52 |
| 01:28 | Oakland City | Barry Snelson is fouled on the floor by Richard Durbin - foul #3 on Richard Durbin, team foul #6 | 71-52 |
| 01:13 | Oakland City | Patrick Redd is called for the reach on Johnny Thompson - foul #3 on Patrick Redd, team foul #7 | 71-52 |
| 01:13 | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 01:13 | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 01:13 | Merrimack | Charles Howard gets the rebound | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Oakland City | Oakland City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:09 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-52 |
| 00:53 | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson is hacked by Patrick Redd - foul #4 on Patrick Redd, team foul #8 | 72-52 |
| 00:53 | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 00:53 | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Oakland City | Oakland City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Charles Howard is whistled for traveling | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Oakland City | Oakland City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-52 |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | James Cromer snags the defensive board | 74-52 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | James Cromer comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 74-52 |
| 00:17 | Oakland City | The rebound goes to Barry Snelson | 74-52 |
| 00:00 | Oakland City | Johnny Thompson runs out the clock | 74-52 |